One public school is located in the neighborhood, Seward Montessori School (using the Montessori method for grades K-8).[3] Attached to the school is Matthews Park and Recreation Center.[4] Anne Sullivan Communication Center (open to all students but emphasizing programs for the deaf and visually impaired)[5] is located just across the greenway in the Longfellow neighborhood. Students from Seward Neighborhood can walk to both these schools.

The population of Seward in the 2010 U.S. Census was 7,308.[6] Median household income in 1999 was $30,209.[7] Approximately 18 percent of the population lived below poverty level in 1999, including 13 percent of families.[8] The median house value in 2000 was $112,000.[9]